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Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds
The standard explanation for why rain causes corrosion is that water carries dissolved salts and acids to a surface, constant drumming of raindrops abrades whatever protective coating is on it, and oxygen does the rest.
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